Old Viper Tester Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Finally getting around to scanning some old slides. Here are the RAF Red Flag contingent at Nellis AFB in Jan-Feb 1981. XZ392 31 Squadron XZ387 31 Squadron XZ376 17 Squadron XZ356 17 Squadron XX972 31 Squadron XX969 31 Squadron XX968 31 Squadron XX827 17 Squadron. Unfortunately, XX827 was lost 12 February on the Nellis ranges in a controlled-flight-into-terrain crash killing the pilot. Sven Old Viper Tester 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooky56 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 A very nice selection of photos there, many thanks for sharing Sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfordhibby Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 RAF Jags on exercise, what's not to like? The smokey trail in the XX968 photo is worth a thousand words alone, an F4 in it's natural habitat. Thanks for posting these evocative photos. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massimo Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Is Fritag anywhere in there? Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Great pics! Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Lovely evocative photos and excellent scans. What equipment do you use to do your scans? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 hours ago, canberraman said: What equipment do you use to do your scans? Hi Mark, I'm using an Epson V550 Photo scanner. I can only load four slides at a time, so it can be a slow process. Using Photoshop to format and clean the images on my iMac. Sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 great photos thanks. I recently went to the Rugby Aviation Group for a talk on the first Bucanneers visit to Red Flag. One of the best i have ever been to and made me proud to be British Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Viper Tester Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 10:25 AM, Red Dot said: made me proud to be British I'd been to a number of Red Flag debriefs (and some of the informal after action crew sessions). The Brits always got great reviews, particularly the low flying amongst the rocks. One of the aggressor guys made the comment that they were expecting the Jags to be easy marks because they were supposed to be 'underpowered'. After the first session they made a point to not underestimate them again. Sven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Viper Tester Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 The latest issue of The Hook was delivered in the post this weekend. The Hook is the quarterly journal of the Tailhook Association. There's a small section titled "Bounces" for short miscellaneous quotes, anecdotes, and bits of trivia. Under "Bounces" was this quote from an unidentified EA-6B Prowler EWO: "My first Red Flag Exercise was memorable for many reasons. As an EA-6B electronic countermeasures officer (ECMO), about two weeks our of the Replacement Air Group (RAG), it was like drinking from a fire hose. Scooting across the range at 200 feet and 500 knots and having a division of Royal Air Force Jaguars go underneath was an eye opener." Sven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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